The Midland County Office of Emergency Management is asking the public for feedback on their Hazard Mitigation Plan

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – Tonight is the second and final public meeting for the Midland County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Residents and officials are discussing strategies to reduce the risks of natural disasters in the community.

With the county working to reduce the risks posed by natural disasters the meeting is giving the public an opportunity to contribute to strategies that could shape the future.

The Midland County Office of Emergency Management held their first hazard mitigation meeting back in January.

Hazard mitigation allows the community to recover from incidents faster and reduce the financial impact on those affected.

This plan also gives them the ability to apply for hazard mitigation funds.

Emergency Management Coordinator for Midland County and the City of Midland, Justin Bunch, said, “If there is a presidential declared disaster anywhere in the United States, it doesn’t have to affect us, but once there’s a disaster, they open up funding for us to apply for projects that we have identified in this plan to help reduce those effects.”

They have collaborated with the City of Midland, Midland County, MISD, Greenwood ISD, Midland Memorial Hospital and Midland College to come up with a joint jurisdictional plan.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA has a program that gives them the opportunity to receive grants from the federal government to purchase property.

He explained, “Whether it be government buildings, roofs on buildings, generators for facilities, stuff like that to help mitigate those possible disasters. It’s not going to prevent them; that’s not what mitigation is, it’s to help reduce the effects of those hazards.”

The Midland County Office of Emergency Management hopes to finalize the plan by September and send it to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) for their approval.

Their plan will also need to be approved by FEMA.

After their plan is approved, everything will be complete.

“This is just another opportunity for the public to come in and maybe look at the hazards that we’ve addressed and if they have any input on those hazards or maybe or other mitigation practices or maybe a hazard that we haven’t identified yet,” said Bunch.

The city of Andrews and Andrews County is also holding public meetings about their Hazard Mitigation Action Plan.

The Midland County Office of Emergency Management is asking the public to participate in a survey at

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